Fessenheim

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Fessenheim

Fassene (Alsatian)
Commune
The town hall in Fessenheim
The town hall in Fessenheim
Coat of arms of Fessenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Fessenheim
Fessenheim is located in France
Fessenheim
Fessenheim
Coordinates: 47°54′56″N 7°32′12″E / 47.9156°N 7.5367°E / 47.9156; 7.5367Coordinates: 47°54′56″N 7°32′12″E / 47.9156°N 7.5367°E / 47.9156; 7.5367
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonEnsisheim
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Brender[1]
Area
1
18.4 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
2,310
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68091 /68740
Elevation201–215 m (659–705 ft)
(avg. 205 m or 673 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fessenheim (French pronunciation: [fɛsənaim] (About this soundlisten); Alsatian: Fassene) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It is known for:

  • its hydroelectric power plant on the Grand Canal d'Alsace (built 1953–1956, inaugurated 1957);
  • the Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant next to the Grand Canal d'Alsace, the oldest in service in France since 1977;
  • a road and pedestrian bridge over the Rhine (210 m long, 7 m wide) to Hartheim in Germany since 2006;
  • the Victor Schœlcher museum, honoring the 19th Century Abolitionist Victor Schœlcher - born in Fessenheim.

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References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.


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